Specialised cleaning services (SIC code 81222)
Specialised cleaning services is UK SIC code 81222. It sits in division 81 (Services to buildings and landscape activities) of the SIC 2007 list. On the August 2026 Companies House register, 13,009 active UK companies list 81222 among their SIC codes. 7,385 of them list it first.
13,009active UK companies list SIC 81222 among their codes on the public recordCompanies House · counts as of August 2026
SIC 81222 in numbers
13,009 companies is 0.25 per cent of the 5,190,464 active companies on the UK register. 81222 is the 4th most used of the 8 codes we track in division 81.
Only 7,385 of the 13,009 put it first. The other 5,624, 43 per cent, list it behind another code, so a search on the first code alone would miss most of them. Match any of the four positions and tighten it with a second filter.
ACTIVE COMPANIES BY REGISTERED-OFFICE POST TOWN (WHERE THE PAPERWORK SITS, NOT NECESSARILY THE WORK) · COMPANIES HOUSE PUBLIC RECORD, AUGUST 2026
London is the largest cluster at 17 per cent and the top five post towns hold 24 per cent, so the other 76 per cent sit across the rest of the country. A regional filter narrows the list without gutting it.
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This division is home to the cleaning and grounds trades. General building cleaning sits under 81210.
Related SIC codes
How to read SIC 81222
SIC 81222 reads as division 81 (services to buildings and landscape activities), group 812, class 8122, then the full five digits, inside section N, administrative and support service activities. A company picks its own codes, up to four, and Companies House does not check them, so 81222 is the company's own description of what it does, and 7,385 list it first where 13,009 list it anywhere.
Who sells into division 81
These are classic local service businesses, so the sellers are familiar ones. Insurance brokers offer public liability.
About SIC 81222
How many UK companies use SIC code 81222?
13,009 active UK companies list 81222 (Specialised cleaning services) among their registered SIC codes. Each company may register up to four. Of those, 7,385 put it first. The figures come from the August 2026 Companies House register snapshot, and count active companies only.
Which SIC code should a domestic cleaning company use?
Most domestic and general cleaners register 81210, general cleaning of buildings. Code 81299 covers services that fit no standard category. Code 81221 is specifically for window cleaning. There is no penalty for a wrong answer. Companies House runs no approval process, and you can refine your codes on any confirmation statement (CS01). Firms covering several trades often list two or three codes, up to the maximum of 4.
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